Drainer or colander.



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I. BYRNE. DRAINER R-COLNDER.

(Application'med nec. 2a. 1891.)

No. 6s|,473f.

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NTTED STATES PATENT Fmcn.

ROSA I. BYRNE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

DRAINER OR COLANDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 681,473, dated August27, 1901.

Application filed December 23, 1897. Serial No. 668,124. (No model.)

To all whom it may oor'worhv.'

Be it known that I, ROSA I. BYRNE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented acertain new and useful Drainer or Colander; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersv skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, attention being called to the accompanyingdrawings, with the reference-numerals marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

This invention relates to a household arti cle which is constructed witha view of being capable to be used in several ways, as follows: first,in connection with a dish-pan, to which it is litted, when it may beused as a drainer to receive dishes after they are washed to permit thewater to drain from them; second, in connection with an insertedattachment, when it may be used as a colander for straining purposes-as,for instance, when removing seed, skin, or other coarser matter fromfruit-juices or other articles of food-and, third, it maybe used inconnection with a sink when suspended below a faucet to receive articlesto be flushed.

My invention consists of a device constructed as described and pointedout in the annexed specification and claims following it and asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which-- Figure lis avertical cross-section of a dishpan with my device in position. Fig. 2is a top View of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top viewat reduced scale of thedevice suspended above a sink and below a faucet.

The device consists, substantially, of a vessel 5, of segmentalpreferably half-cylindrical shape, of a size to be capable of insertionwithin a dish-pan 6, to which it is fitted. It is supported about midwaybetween bottom and upper edge of the latter, its means of support beingformed by two hook-shaped catches 7. lts round side is iitted tothe sideof the dish-pan-that is, it has the same inclination. Its bottom 8 isperforated. As thus shown and described it may be used as a drainer fordishes, which after they are washed and taken from the dish-pan 6 aredeposited within vessel 5, the water draining oft' through theperforations in the bottom 8 thereof. For use as a colander forstraining purposes, which requires liner holes, I use a removabletray-shaped bottom 9, having a marginal upwardly-projecting iiange11,iitted against the inside of vessel 5 and supportedabove the lattersbottom on legs 12. This tray-shaped bottom 9 has also perforations, butof smaller size than those of bottom 8, as best shown in Fig. 2. Theupturned flange 11, fitted against the inside of vessel 5, prevents anyof the retained matter from working through. To permit it to be readilylifted out, a handle 13 is provided, being substantially formed of apiece of wire, as shown, and passed through two holes in floor 9. Be-10W the ends of this wire are turned or otherwise provided with anenlargement 14 sufficient to prevent them from slipping out of theirholes. Connected in this manner the handle may drop down, andistherefore out of the way when the matter to be strained is stirred, asis generally the case.

In Fig. 3 the device is shown as supported above a sink 15 and below afaucet 16, in which position it may be used, for instance, for flushingarticles contained therein. For purposes of such suspension hooks 17 areprovided, which are received by holes 18 in the straight side of vessel5.

Having described my invention, I claim as nerv- 1. An article for thepurpose described,con sisting of a half-circular vessel 5, with aperforated bottom 8 and capable of being supported in a horizontalposition, either by its round side or by its flat one, means providedfor such alternate support, consisting of hookshaped catches 7 on theoutside of its round side and holes 18 in its straight one incombination with a second bottom 9 above bottom 8 having alsoperforations, but of smaller size than the latter, a marginal liange 11projecting upwardly from bottom 9 and supporting legs 12 below it, allas shown and described.

2. An article for the purpose described,consisting of ahalfcircularvessel 5, with a perforated bottom 8, and capable of being supported ina horizontal position, either by its round side or by its iiat one,means provided for such alternate support, consisting of hook- ICOshaped catches 7 on the outside of its round tom 9 and provided withenlargements 14 beside and holes 1S in its straight one, in oomloW thelatter for the purpose described. 1o bination with a second bottom 9above bot- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my torn 8,havingalsoperforations, but of smaller signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

5 size than the latter,'a marginal flange ll pro- ROSA I. BYRNE.

jectng upwardly from bottom 9 and support- Witnesses: ing legs l2 belowit, a loosely-Connected han- C. SPENGEL,

die 13 passing through perforations in bot- ARTHUR KLINE.

